Archana Swaminathan
About Archana Swaminathan
Archana Swaminathan is a QA Practice Lead and Staff QA Engineer at Afterpay, with over a decade of experience in testing methodologies and a strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle. She has held various senior testing roles in companies across multiple countries, including RBC, ANZ, Bancolombia, and Astute Payroll.
Work at Afterpay
Archana Swaminathan has been serving as the QA Practice Lead and Staff QA Engineer in Platform at Afterpay since 2018. In this role, she applies her extensive experience in quality assurance to enhance testing practices and methodologies within the organization. Her responsibilities include overseeing QA processes, ensuring software quality, and implementing best practices in testing. Afterpay, a leader in the buy now, pay later sector, benefits from her expertise in defining testing strategies that align with business objectives.
Previous Experience in Quality Assurance
Prior to her current role, Archana Swaminathan held several significant positions in quality assurance across various organizations. She worked at RBC as a Senior Test Analyst from 2008 to 2010, contributing to projects in both Toronto, Canada, and Bangalore, India. Following this, she served as a Testing Lead at Bancolombia from 2010 to 2012, where she managed testing efforts in Medellin, Colombia, and Bangalore. She also worked as a Senior Testing Lead at ANZ in 2012-2013 in Melbourne, Australia, and as a QA Lead at Astute Payroll from 2015 to 2018.
Education and Expertise
Archana Swaminathan studied at Visvesvaraya Technological University, where she earned a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree from 2001 to 2005. She also attended Army School Bangalore for her early education. With over a decade of experience in quality assurance, she possesses a strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Test Life Cycle (STLC). Her expertise spans various domains, including Retail, Payroll, and Corporate Banking.
Career Timeline
Archana Swaminathan's career in quality assurance began at Infosys, where she worked as a Test Engineer from 2005 to 2008 in Bengaluru, India. She then transitioned to RBC as a Senior Test Analyst for two years, followed by a role at Bancolombia as Testing Lead for two years. After a year at ANZ, she worked at Astute Payroll for three years before joining Afterpay in 2018. Her career reflects a consistent progression in testing leadership roles across multiple countries.